PCSTR: Windows data types

PCSTR: Windows data types

1. Windows Data Types

The data types supported by Windows are used to define function return values, function and message parameters, and structure members. They define the size and meaning of these elements. For more information about the underlying C/C++ data types, see Data Type Ranges.

The following table contains the following types: character, integer, Boolean, pointer, and handle. The character, integer, and Boolean types are common to most C compilers. Most of the pointer-type names begin with a prefix of P or LP. Handles refer to a resource that has been loaded into memory..

2. 2.2.32 LPCSTR

An LPCSTR is a 32-bit pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. This type is declared as follows:

typedef const char* LPCSTR;
3. What are TCHAR, WCHAR, LPSTR, LPWSTR, LPCTSTR (etc.)?

Many Windows C++ programmers get confused over what bizarre data type identifiers like TCHAR and LPCTSTR are. Here, in brief, I will try to clear out the fog..

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Covering the nitty-gritties of C++ templates..

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Let's dwell deeper into C++ templates!.

6. Standard C++ Library Changes in Visual C++ 2010

Reveals the important changes in STL.

7. Win32 definitions for Windows NT

Win32 definitions for Windows NT

8. winnt.h
9. Win32 definitions for Windows NT

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10. Using the Windows Headers

The header files for the Windows API enable you to create 32- and 64-bit applications. They include declarations for both Unicode and ANSI versions of the API. For more information, see Unicode in the Windows API. They use data types that enable you to build both 32- and 64-bit versions of your application from a single source code base. For more information, see Getting Ready for 64-bit Windows. Additional features include Header Annotations and STRICT Type Checking.

11. Converting numeric types to strings and strings to numeric types

Benchmarks on various conversion technqiues, commentary, and some custom conversion functions.

12. Header Annotations

[This topic describes the annotations supported in the Windows headers through Windows 7. If you are developing for Windows 8, you should use the annotations described in SAL Annotations.]

Header annotations describe how a function uses its parameters and return value. These annotations have been added to many of the Windows header files to help you ensure that you are calling the Windows API correctly. If you enable code analysis, which is available starting with the Visual Studio 2005, the compiler will produce level 6000 warnings if you are not calling these functions per the usage described through the annotations. You can also add these annotations in your own code to ensure that it is being called correctly. To enable code analysis in Visual Studio, see the documentation for your version of Visual Studio..

13. Visual C++: Convert data type PCSTR to LPCWSTR

The use of CA2W solved the issue. I just had to #include <atlbase.h > #include <atlstr.h > in addition to atlconv.h to be able to use it. – lfaletti Mar 8 '16 at 13:39

14. Type Rich Style for C++11

Type Rich Style for C++11

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